All countries in Africa are pursuing localisation initiatives for some goods and products, and the capital equipment manufacturing industry should focus on making investments in countries to develop and deepen regional value chains for long-term sustainability. South Africa imports billions of rands worth of capital equipment each year, but also has an established components and capital equipment manufacturing industry, said industry efficiency programme National Cleaner Production Centre business support manager Julie Wells, who facilitated a panel on day two of the Manufacturing Indaba, in Sandton, on October 23.